I wanted to let everyone know we have a forum here on All Things Plants. We talk about purslane, portulaca and even recipes that use purslane for cooking.

Click here for the forum: http://garden.org/forums/view/...

Come join us and ask questions or share your own photos!
During a cold day, one little hummer sits in a dry and warmer area, enjoying a safe perch. The purslane is a bit wilted but it will soon revive and send out gorgeous blooms all summer.

I had this plant two years ago, made a mistake by planting it in the flowerbed, thinking it was like a ground cover. Mistake is right, it became invasive..beautiful plant but only plant in a flowerpot by itself would be my recommendation.

A lot of people feel like that! It does become invasive . . . which for me was great where I had it. But I really love it in hanging pots.

Are the flowering hybrids edible as well?

Marianne, I ate mine and didn't get sick.

Seriously, I have eaten them for years.

That's good to know, since I bought one at Walmart and it has multi color flowers and all green stalks and leaves with the same scientific name as the wild one. Tastes like spinach. But after I brought it home, I was concerned that since it is not the wild one with the yellow flower and reddish stalks, I somehow had gotten an unedible Purslane hybrid. Some bloggers and sites online say to only eat the wild version, so I was confused. Good to know that I can eat my hybrid Purslane as that is one main reason I got it.

Thanks for this forum and info.

Boopaints said:Marianne, I ate mine and didn't get sick.

Seriously, I have eaten them for years.